Combination hose and slipper-sole assembly



April 1951 l c. H. DAHLHOUSER 2,550,334

COMBINATION HOSE AND SLIPPER-SOLE ASSEMBLY Filed Feb. 10, 1950 INVENTORC. H. Dam ho user Patented Apr. 24, 1951 omrso s'rAr s PATENT optics Thepresent invention relates broadly "to foot Wear, and in its specificphases to the combination of a hose and slipper-sole assembly.

The coating of the soles of hose with rubber for use in bathing, as Wellas thesewing or rivetof soles onto the bottom of hose, has beenpreviously proposed. Some forms of those permanently joinedconstructions have recently came: into use for lounging around the homeduring evenings, and at various other times. The particular difficultywith the use of such constructions for that purpose is that when thepermanently anchored hose becomes soiled,- trouble is had insatisfactorily cleaning it. The washing of that type of construction isgenerallyihjurious to the sole assembly, and where leather is used inthe sole assembly, dry cleaning will remove the natural oils in theleather and make it brittle and short lived. Where the sole, assemblyutilizesnatural rubber, dry cleaning is also injurious to it due to thesolvent onset of the cleaner on rubber. While the slipper portion couldbe removably stitchedor even tied to the hose with loops extendingthrough the hose and knotted on the outside of the slipper portion,those constructions would not only be inconvenient but would present thedifficulty of getting the hose back in the same position which itoccupied in the slipper before cleaning which many times causes the hoseto shrink. It was a. recognition of these problems and difllcultieswhich led to the conception and de= vfelopm'ent or" the presentinvention.

Accordingly, among the'objects of the present invention i's'theprovision of a hose and slippersole combination connected together withseparable mechanical members.

Another object is to provide a hose and slippersole combination whereinsame is provided with a toe cap member and a heel counter membertogether with mechanical means for separably fastening the hose to theslipper-sole assembly.

Another object is to provide a hose and slippersole combination whereinthe two are separably connected together by means of a slide fastener orzipper, with the upper half of the zipper fastened to the hose member,and the lower half fastened to the slipper-sole assembly.

A further object is to provide a hose and slipper-sole combination withthe hose joined to the slipper-sole assembly by means of a .zipper andwherein the toe cap of the assembly is permanently fastened on. the toeof the hose for reinforcement and the zipper extends along the upperedge of a relatively narrow side mem- 3 Claims.

her or strip fastened to the sole, said zipper being located adjacentthe sole in the toe poi tion of the assembly and continuing along theupper edge of the heel counter in the rear of the assembly. I

A further object is to provide a separable hose andslipp'er-soleassembly which is easy to manufacture, convenient, and simple to use.

Still further objects and advantages of the present invention willappear as the description proceeds.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention,then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularlypointed out inthe claims, the annexed drawing and the followingdescription setting forth in detail certain means 'for carrying out theinvention, such disclosed means illustrating,

however, but several of various ways in which the principle of theinvention may be used.

In the annexed drawing- Figure 1 shows a front perspective view of apreferred form of the hose and slipper-sole as-. sembly combination ofthe present invention.

Figure 2 is a rear perspective View of the" com: bination shown inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of one of the hose and slipper-soleassembly combinations shown in Figurefl as taken directly behind the thecap.

Figure 4 shows a modified form of the con struct'ion illustrated inFigure 3 but taken through" the rear edge of the toe cap to show apreferred spacingof the snap fasteners.

Referring more particularly to Figures" 1 and 2 of the drawing, it willbe noted that, for ease of illustration, the hose and slipper-solecombinations are shown mounted on forms I. The hosegz, as shown, isinserted into a slipper-sole assembly 3, and the two joined together bythe means of a zipper 4. This zipper can be arranged to start at anysuitable point, for instance at the inside of the heel counter portionll where the zipper operating member 5 is shown. The slipper-soleassembly 3 can be made in rights and lefts, if so desired, but a simpleprocedure is to make both slipper-sole assemblies alike so that thewearer can determine whether he wants the zipper operating memher on theinside of the heel counter or on the outside when the starting point isas illustrated. The use of a heel counter portion H, as shown, acts tostabilize the whole assembly in use and provide a much more satisfactoryfinal product.

In preferred construction, this heel counter portion I! is merely acontinuation of strip 8.

The toe cap 6, in preferred construction, will be pliable and installedas a part of the hose 2, for strengthening same, and the back edge ofthis toe cap is preferably fastened direct to the hose by means ofstitching. Ornamentally'this can be buttonhole stitching l3, or thelike, made with yarn, and for decorative purposes that stitching can becontinued all the way around the hose and slipper-sole assemblycombination at the point where the hose disappears into the lowerportion of the combination.

The slipper-sole assembly 3, Figure 3, has a sole member 1 of leather,rubber, fiber or other suitable material. To the side edges of this solemember is fastened the upturned side member or strip 8 of the assembly.This strip is preferably made of leather although it can be made.

of cloth or any other suitable material which will not wear out quicklyin use. Mounted. on the top of sole member 1, and extendingsubstantially full length and width of same, is a cushion member 9 whichis relatively thick, normally to A", and preferably formed from asuitable padding material. This cushion member is fastened to solemember 1 by means of sewing, waterproof adhesive, or the like, toprevent the two from coming apart due to the presence of footperspiration, or during cleaning with soap and water, or the like.

nMounted on the upper edge of strip 8, preferably by sewing, is lowerslide fastener stringer l0, and for a neat appearance this can be doneby the conventional inturned seam procedure shown. The upper slidefastener stringer ll is sewed to-the hose 2 in position so that theslide fastener elements l2 will be in position for interlooking as shownin Figures 1, 2 and 3. For neat appearance the upper slide fastenerstringer II will be anchored to the hose by means of a conventionalinturned seam.

Instead of using a zipper for fastening hose 2 to slipper-sole assembly3, this can be accomplished by means of snap fasteners 14 as isdiagrammatically shown in Figure 4. In this case, the outer half l5 ofeach snap fastener M will be fastened at the upper edge of strip 8 whichmay, if desired, include the toe cap. as part of same. Fastened to thehose at suitable locations will be the inner half I 6 of each snapfastener 14 so that when the hose is slipped in place as shown in Figure4, the outer and inner snap fastener halves will align and be fastenabletogether according to standard practice. These snap fasteners 14 can bespaced apart in accordance with the desires of the manufacturer,although for most purposes, spacings in the range of one to two inchesis very satisfactory. The term separable mechanical members as usedherein is intended to mean zippers, snap fasteners, and like mechanicalmeans, and not sewing or tying with yarn or cord.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employedinstead of those explained, change being made as regards the apparatusherein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the followingclaims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1. A combination hose and slipper-sole assembly, said slipper-soleassembly having an inner cushion member mounted thereon and a stripextending around the edge of same, said strip being of increased heightat the heel portion of the assembly to form a heel enclosing portion, ahose of a size'suitably fitting said slipper-sole assembly, a-toe capdirectly mounted on the top only of the toe portion of said hose andfastened thereto, and mechanical means joined to said strip forseparably fastening said hose and slipper-sole assembly together.

2. A combination hose and slipper-sole assembly as set forth in claim 1,wherein the mechanical fastening means comprises snap fasteners forreleasably fastening said combination together.

3. A combination hose and slipper-sole assembly as set forth in claim 1,wherein the mechanical fastening means comprises slide fasteners forreleasably fastening said combination toether. CHARLIE H. DAHLHOUSER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS France June 9, 1941

